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Remains found in Washington confirmed to be of fugitive dad wanted in killing of 3 daughters
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Authorities confirmed that remains found in Washington state were those of Travis Decker, who was wanted in connection with the murders of his daughters.
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Travis Decker is dead, DNA results confirm, ending monthslong search
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Remains found in Washington confirmed to be of fugitive dad wanted in killing of 3 daughters
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to drop the arrest warrant for a former soldier wanted in the deaths of his three young daughters
Investigators are still waiting for DNA results but in a court document U.S. Attorney S. Peter Serrano said the U.S. Marshals Service has advised prosecutors that Decker is dead.
Travis Decker, accused of murdering his three young daughters, may have been found dead in Washington state, but officials await DNA confirmation of the remains.
Decker, a 32-year-old former Army soldier, was accused in May of killing his three daughters, 9-year-old Paityn Decker, 8-year-old Evelyn Decker and 5-year-old Olivia Decker.
Travis Decker, the man believed to have suffocated and abandoned his three young daughters at a campsite in the Washington state wilderness, is dead, Chelan County authorities said Thursday.
The hunt for Travis Decker, an Army veteran accused of killing his three young daughters near Leavenworth, Washington, could be over, but authorities are urging caution.
Travis Decker's remains have officially been identified -- bringing to a close the three-month search in the case accusing him of murdering his three young daughters.
Authorities confirmed that remains found in Washington state were those of Travis Decker, who was wanted in connection with the murders of his daughters.
Forensic tests confirmed that human remains found on a remote mountain in Washington state this month were those of Travis Decker, a former soldier wanted for killing his three young daughters last spring, officials confirmed Thursday.
Military veteran Travis Decker's remains were found in Washington wilderness, ending a three-month manhunt after he murdered his daughters Paityn, Evelyn and Olivia.
Forensic tests confirmed that human remains found on a remote mountain in Washington state this month were those of Travis Decker, a former soldier wanted for killing his three young daughters last spring, officials confirmed.
Standing in front of reporters outside a courthouse in Wenatchee, Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison said Thursday he insisted on a second round of DNA testing so there would be no doubt Travis Decke
WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — Forensic tests confirmed that human remains found on a remote mountain in Washington state this month were those of Travis Decker, a former soldier wanted for killing his three young daughters last spring, officials confirmed Thursday.
